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Students attend 23rd Annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery

23rd Annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery, a free STEM event designed for students in grades PK-12. The event honors the life and legacy of the late Charles Lacy Veach, who grew up in Honolulu and had a distinguished career as a fighter pilot in the US Air Force and went on to fly two Space Shuttle missions.

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Joanne Jeremie, left, a multi-lingual language learners coordinator for Waialae School, dressed up in a spacesuit and met up with her student, Sota Nakamura.
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Sachi, top left, Joanne Jeremie, and Yuka, with their kids, Emma, bottom left, Kaley, Leianna, and Mei.
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Preston, gets a close-up view of the sun.
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Sun explorers used special glasses to look at sun.
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From Kaahumanu School, were Sky, left, Abi, Kylie, Jordan, and Tutu Celeste.
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Members of the 501st Legion, Pacific Outpost were present in full regalia.
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Parents were busy taking pictures.
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A Microscopic Discoveries station from Chaminade University made kids smile.
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Soda straw rockets, from the Native Hawaiian Science Engineering Mentorship Program were launched by Yuna and Sana.
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Students had fun at the Fly like a Pilot station from Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star was name of this activity by the University of Hawaii College of Education.
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Andrew Martin, left, Arden Patoc, and Helen Rapozo, from Honolulu Community College, were in the High Power Rocketry and Electronic Payload station showing off a huge rocket.
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A Microscopic Discoveries station from Chaminade University.